Voxel-Based Lesion Symptom Mapping to Predict Poststroke Epilepsy After Mechanical Thrombectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poststroke epilepsy (PSE) is an important long-term complication after stroke. Data regarding predictors of PSE in patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke receiving mechanical thrombectomy (MT) are scarce. Voxel-based lesion symptom mapping on brain MRI might be a valuable tool in the risk prediction of PSE. This study aims to assess PSE risk after acute stroke treated with MT via voxel- and volumetric-based analyses.

Methods

In this bi-center study from two tertiary-care stroke centers, we included consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients who had received MT between 2011 and 2017, and had postinterventional brain MRI as well as long-term follow-up data available. Infarct volume and location were assessed on MRI. Following semiautomated lesion outlining an

SUBMITTER: Gruber J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11983149 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature